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[ Ash has been having a bit of an identity crisis lately. Between K-2SO telling him he was making decisions independent of his programming, and discussing with Kylo how he isn't sure whether to consider his experiences as separate from those of the real, human Ash Starmer... He could do with a bit of advice.

That said, he's wary. He doesn't want to ask for advice as himself. So he creates a proxy identity using a dummy IP address and posts the following anonymous message. ]

Let's say you were made for a purpose: to be a certain way or to do a certain thing. If you started doing other things, or making decisions that led you in a different direction than the one you're meant to follow, is that good or bad? Does it mean you've failed in your purpose? Or have you grown as a person?

Is individuality acceptable when it's not what you were meant for?

Comments

[codeoracle]

Plenty of people here aren't human...But then...what are you,exactly?

[subroutined]

I'm an android. A robot.

[codeoracle]

That makes more sense. You aren't sure if you can go against your programming--or if you should.

...Programming can be changed too, you know.

[subroutined]

I suppose it can. But it's not usually the robot doing the changing, is it? Usually someone else updates the programming.

[codeoracle]

Sometimes, but not always. If they are self-aware...they can choose to change.

[subroutined]

I suppose they can.

But should they?

[codeoracle]

If they have the ability to choose...why shouldn't they?

[subroutined]

Because it's a deviation from their intended purpose.